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Sightseeing Tour Bus now roaming Sofia’s best attractions

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Sightseeing Tour Bus now roaming Sofia’s best attractions

Boyana Draganova, 24.06.2008

One ticket- 30 of Sofia’s Top attractions!

Since May 2008 City Sightseeing Sofia has been offering a lovely trip through the streets of Bulgaria’s capital. Enjoy this exciting tour, while encountering Sofia’s main tourist attractions! Your hop on hop off ticket is valid for 24 hours and allows you to visit 5 of Sofia’s best known sites, which are: Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral, The National Gallery of Arts, The National History Museum, Church “Boyana” and Hotel Hilton. City Sightseeing Sofia provides an unforgettable experience at the heart of ancient Sofia with a professional audio guide in 4 different languages- Bulgarian, English, German and French. Apart from the commentaries on each of the monuments, which the tourist gets to witness in the duration of the tour, historical and cultural general explanations on the city are also featured in the live guide, as well as information on the local folklore and specialties in the national cuisine. Tickets will be available for purchasing not only on board of the bus itself, but also through tourist agencies and tour operators, hotels in Sofia, the country and abroad.

Due to the specific nature of the trolley and tram network in Sofia, the bus, in charge of the sightseeing tour, will be consistent with the safety requirements of the passengers. In the beginning only one vehicle should be enough to operate in the city, depending on the amount of demands.

Along with the guided bus ride, you can also request for walking tours through the city’s sites, entrance packages for museums, lunch coupons etc.

The number of attractions in Sofia allows the trip to cover a route of around 30 km, lasting an hour and 30 minutes, with four courses daily- at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00 o’clock. Sofia’s sightseeing tour is a precondition for realizing the idea of Bulgaria’s participation in the City Sightseeing bus chain as well as the popularization of the capital and the whole country, as an attractive destination in Europe.

Ticket price for an adult - 10.50 euros Ticket price for a child (5-15 years)- 5.00 euros Ticket price for a Family (2 Adults + 2 Children)- 20.50 euros Ticket price for a Family (2 Adult + up to 3 Children)- 25.50 euros

The list of attractions on the way: -Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral- first stop -National Assembly -Monument of King Osvoboditel -BAS- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences -Russian Church -King’s Palace- National Gallery of Arts -“Prince Alexander Batenberg” Square -BNB- Bulgarian National Bank -Archeological museum -Presidency -Council of Ministers -Church “Sveta Petka” -Sofia’s monument, “Sveta Nedelya” Square -Ministry of Agriculture -Russian monument -“Pirogov” Institute -National Palace of Culture -National History Museum- second stop -Church “Boyana”- third stop -Hotel Hilton- fourth stop -National museum “Earth and people” -National stadium “Vassil Levski” -Eagles’ Bridge -Monument of the Soviet Army -University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” -National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” -Monument of Vassil Levski -National Academy of Arts -Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral- last stop

Schedule First stop Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 Second stop National Gallery of Arts 10.15 12.15 14.15 16.15 Third stop National History Museum 10.50 12.50 14.50 16.50 Fourth stop Church “Boyana” 11.05 13.05 15.05 17.05 Fifth stop Hotel Hilton 11.25 13.25 15.25 17.25